My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 271 The Last Resort
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[2/0! Big V Tianlong is awesome! LPL is awesome!]

Wow, before the match, everyone was pessimistic about V5's lineup, but their understanding of this patch is just too amazing. They're completely dominating T1's macro play!

Putting everything else aside, V5's draft picks would leave any team in the World Championship completely bewildered. T1's reaction was already quite good.

Pure understanding is overwhelming.

They crushed T1 so badly that even the commentators from other regions felt that T1 was in a really bad situation.

If V5 had played other teams first in the semifinals and then played T1, they would have had time to analyze the situation, and T1 certainly wouldn't have been beaten so badly.

pity.

The reality is that there are no "what ifs".

The moment they stepped off the field, the entire T1 team fell into a strange slump.

Even though they are a three-time world champion team, and even though they have Faker, who can be called the god of the league, they inevitably fell into confusion at this moment.

Are they strong?

That's about it; the overall configuration isn't even as good as mine.

Yet this very team, through a whole host of strange and unusual tactics, managed to drag themselves into a completely unfamiliar territory, where he then repeatedly beat them up by taking advantage of his familiarity with the rules.

This kind of anger is something not every professional player can withstand.

Sang-hyeok.

Bengi looked at Faker, seemingly wanting to say something.

In a team, players can be confused, and coaches can occasionally have lapses in judgment, but the absolute core of the team must always maintain their rationality.

He knew it would be difficult.

But the game isn't over yet, is it?
“I know, Coach.”

"In front of that team, in the entire S-series, no team can claim to be special, not even us."

Faker gave him a brief response, then asked a staff member for a towel and completely covered his head with it.

not far away.

The same applies to Lu Bu, who plays the AD position.

When they can't figure out how to break through the opponent's chaotic system in a short time, the only thing they can do is to use brute force to overcome all obstacles.

For Faker

League of Legends is his everything. He has lost count of how many times he has stood on the S-series stage, but every time he arrives, he subconsciously feels his blood boiling, even when he is at a disadvantage.

but.
Those familiar with Faker's career and the team's history know this.

He experienced the peak and the fall, he was a benchwarmer, and his grandmother once watched him fail while he was off the field in the competition wearing the clothes that cheered him on.

He's been through it all.

It was precisely because of this background that he was able to complete his transformation.

From an ordinary League of Legends pro player, he persevered for ten years and gradually grew into a symbol of the game.

Under the towel.

Faker's already pitch-black eyes suddenly became even more profound, and the terrifying fighting spirit emanating from them sent chills down one's spine.

then.

The third one.

Just when everyone thought T1 had been completely demoralized, T1's two carries in the third game managed to break V5's draft dominance by relying on their laning strength.

In the mid lane, they pressured Rookie so much that he had no lane priority and was forced to stay under the tower.

In the bottom lane, they started to dominate, just like Xiao Yan. With both sides having made terrifying improvements, T1's bottom lane duo once again took the lead over V5's bottom lane.

It's hard to describe that kind of change.

Only by experiencing countless battles and honing any offensive or defensive skill to perfection can one truly appreciate their transformation.

If it were just Faker transforming, it wouldn't be this bad, but with two opponents, they're pretty much helpless.

Dominate the lane and dominate team fights.

They failed to gain an advantage in the top lane.

Zeus remained the same, his eyes shining, his lungs foggy. Before evolving into the ultimate god-king, he still couldn't defeat Luo Ji at this stage of his life.

The third round.

Thanks to the phenomenal performance of T1's two stars.

The score was forcibly turned around by one point.

This time it's the other way around. There are no tricks, just pure, unadulterated power from star players.

"Even a worm with a hundred joints does not stiffen when dead."

The same V5 lounge.

After the third game, Luo Ji could clearly feel that his bottom lane duo was exhausted. Even though they lost the third game, they had given their all and given everything they had.

"That's pretty impressive, considering Faker and Gumayusi's form." Miller sighed regretfully.

He genuinely fantasized about beating T1 3-0.

pity.

The fact is that T1 does have a strong ability to adapt and fight back. In the third game, T1's draft picks started to compete with V5 for some unconventional heroes.

"Actually, V5 has done a very good job, but that's Faker," the colonel corrected.

"Yes."

I remember nodding as well.

"As for the bot lane, V5's bot lane performed very well today, as everyone has witnessed."

V5 didn't come up with anything new in the third game.

I don't know if they've run out of resources, or if V5 feels that 2/0 is no longer needed, but they still feel that V5 should come up with something new.

This is their closest chance to the road to gold.

If we lose.

This will be a lifelong regret for all the V5 players.

outside the room.

this will.

The one who's been hiding in the corner, calmly thinking, has changed from Faker in the last game to Luo Ji now.

In the third game, he still gained an advantage in the top lane, but the top lane is a lane that is out of sync with the current meta, and his slight advantage is not as significant as the disadvantage in the mid and bot lanes. "Listen, Meng, don't overthink it. You don't have to bear everything in this game, and we still have a strategy we haven't used yet."

Nofe's eyes were fixed on Luo Ji.

In his view, the third game was simply a display of talent by a star player, something that can't be learned.

It's like eating dumplings occasionally; you can't keep it up for long. Even if you can manage in the fourth round, you'll be completely drained in the fifth.

Just like the 90,000-ton water.

That one skillful play was amazing; after that, he was practically inhuman in every subsequent fight.

What he fears is...

Young star contestants like Luo Ji will also be affected, and may even begin to doubt themselves.

"I know Zeus is a very strong player. When the team was on the verge of elimination, his performance was much more stable compared to the first two games."

Luo Ji nodded, his expression calm.

Yes.

Two consecutive battles have made Zeus realize that Luo Ji has indeed gone further than him at this stage.

Despite its continued resentment.

Before pursuing his own personal desires, he is also a member of the T1 team and must be responsible for the team's performance.

Therefore, in the third game, T1 played very conservatively in the top lane.

Luo Ji was so conservative that he even thought he wasn't facing a player, but a defensive turret.

"so."

"I need some external advantage, even if it's just a little, but I'm confident I can break through the enemy top laner's defenses later."

Nofe looked quietly into his eyes.

he knows.

The fact that we were able to fight T1 to this point in the BO5 series was largely due to Luo Ji's forward-thinking ideas during the draft phase before the match.

In other words.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this achievement was created by Luo Ji himself.

So naturally.

He has every right to be willful.

"If we use that last set of tactics, then on the final stage, we can only compete with DRX on the spot," Nofe suddenly smiled and said.

"It's fine."

Luo Ji returned the look with his own eyes.

"I can't guarantee anything else, but if we're just talking about the World Championship, we should be the most advanced in terms of understanding the current version."

He knows.

Nofe has already agreed with himself.

They had prepared three chariots for this World Championship long ago. In the first two games against T1, they had already used the first two chariots. They originally planned to save the last chariot for the champion.

But as expected...
To defeat T1 in the World Championship, it feels impossible without giving it your all.

Come on then!

When the two finished discussing their next move and returned to the room, unexpectedly, Rookie had also buried himself completely in a towel.

Luo Ji knew about this action.

These old guys always brainwash themselves like this before they're about to launch a big attack.

of course.

Perhaps it was Faker's godlike performance in the third game that successfully ignited Rookie's fighting spirit.

"Sure enough, Brother Yijin has started too."

"What you're saying... When the third game came out, I thought you were going to do something like that too."

aside.

Casa joked with a smile, seemingly in pretty good shape.

These veteran players each have their own ways of self-regulation; it's not just about having a long face.

The loss in the third match.

He also felt it was a bit of a pity, but he didn't think they would lose the fourth game.

"Like I said, we have to target Faker, and ideally, break his mentality. I'm guessing you guys are planning to use that strategy too, right?"

"Yes, that's the one."

talking.

Luo Ji turned his gaze to Xiao Yan PPGOD on the other side, especially to Xiao Yan.

"Can it withstand it?"

"can!"

Xiao Yan answered without the slightest hesitation.

Right now, the ticket to the World Championship finals is within reach. There is no closer opportunity than this. He is even willing to give everything to win.

"The highly anticipated match between V5 and T1 has reached a fever pitch, with the score at 2-1. V5 has taken the lead and now they've chosen the blue side, marking the first time in the match that they've taken the blue side voluntarily."

When the pause time ends.

As the contestants returned to the stage on both sides, the expressions of the viewers outside the screen changed several times.

In the third game.

T1's players seemed to have transformed completely, and then in the third game, Faker and Xiao Lu Bu delivered godlike performances, utterly crushing V5's strategy with their superior skill.

But now.

The V5 players also began to exude that kind of aura.

"That's why I hate troublesome kids." Keria glanced at the V5 players' faces across the stage and complained with a grim expression.

It seemed as if he had a premonition.

Faker glanced across the computer screen at the other side and vaguely saw Luo Ji sitting in the office across from him, mouthing something to him from a great distance.

It seems to be:
Don't think you're the only one who's special!

(End of this chapter)